The main focus of the UTF over the past 5 years, since the attempted Stadarian invasion, has been to develop strategic military advantages and protect is people. It was only through the combined efforts of the 5 races that the Stadarians were repelled and a great many lost their lives in the effort. The Stadarians retreated back to the planets that they had conquered on the other side of the Hyperion nebula to regroup and have been launching attacks of varying sizes ever since. The UTF was able to establish a forward command near the area designated Combat Zone Alpha. Currently, almost all battles are fought in this area in and around the two star systems contained within the zone. Thanks to the Nenius Pulsar and the Hyperion Nebula a relative narrow gap, on a galactic scale, exists that has allowed the UTF to make a stand and keep the fighting away from Local Space.

The future of the war with the Stadarians is a significant unknown and the UTF has been preparing for every possibility. Their advanced technology has made up for their reduced numbers, based on best estimates, but that will not hold forever. This particular area of space is uniquely rich in inhabited planets and natural resources. Because they are so far from their homeworld, it is the kind of area that the Stadarians need to expand their forces in order to continue their conquest of the galaxy. Unfortunately, the means they will never leave and never give up – they must be defeated.